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se7en.hu 0

Thanks dudes, Quillz, I have seen that but it seems to have some problems so im weary of using it, apparantly now after reading some stuff, it is impossible to properly import flac into itunes because of the way its designed or something apple themselves have to do it and theres a petition and stuff for it.

.Neo how do I do that? What software would I need? Is Apple Lossless the ALAC or whatever?

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DrunkenMaster 0

Any good resources for iTunes plug-ins. I'm convinced I'm missing out on some neat stuff. The Apple.com/downloads page has an iTunes section. But its poorly organized and no sub-categories. When I used winamp (yes, I'm a heathen for say this in Mac forms!), Winamp's site has lists of plug-ins, sorted by rating and type. Anything like it for iTunes?

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.Neo how do I do that? What software would I need? Is Apple Lossless the ALAC or whatever?

I used Toast 8 to make images of all the FLAC CDs I own > Mounted the disc images with Toast 8 > Imported them with iTunes like you would with a normal CD. Works like a charm. Just make sure to set the "Pause" between tracks to zero seconds before creating the disc image:

You can set the importing format in iTunes by going to Preferences > Advanced > Importing.

Apple Lossless is quality wise just as good as any lossless format (FLAC, WAV, AIFF etc.). The plus side over FLAC is that iTunes and QuickTime can play it by default.

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einsteinbqat 183

Did you guys know that there is a Mac version of Winamp?! I certainly did not know until I came across it last week-end. I do not even recall how it happened. Perhaps that could be of a fit for you guys who need FLAC support?

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JamesCherrill 27

I use dbPowerAmp free edition to convert batches of flac to Apple Lossless for iTunes. It's trivially easy, and can even convert the apple files back to flac and compare with originals to confirm that nothing has been lost of corrupted in the process. Strongly recommended (I have no connection with this product or any company connected with it!)